Jeffrey Kluger

William Broyles

Al Reinert

Unannotated typescript called "Revised first draft."

13 A/k/a Lost Moon

Anthony Swofford

Jake Gyllenhaal

Lucas Black

Sam Mendes

Peter Sarsgaard

based on the book by Anthony Swofford

Jarhead - willkommen im Dreck

Jarhead

Cast Away began in 1994 when Fox executive Elizabeth Gabler told me that Tom Hanks thought there might be a movie in the story of a modern man stranded on a desert island...which Tom jokingly called 'Chuck of the Jungle'. So begins William Broyles, Jr.'s fascinating introduction, written exclusively for this book, about the process and challenges inherent in writing a screenplay that was not, by design, going to have a lot of dialogue in it, and about his collaboration with two extraordinarily gifted artists, actor Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis. Broyles's introduction shows how a movie and its story evolve, shift, and shape while the creators grapple with all manner of internal and external choices: from developing what was Tom Hanks's idea into a story, and building a narrative structure and thematic threads into a screenplay, to researching the details of the specific - and ironic - situation of a FedEx executive stranded on a desert island.

The Shooting Script

Cast Away

Chris Van Allsburg

Robert Zemeckis

Walter E. Houghton

A magical train loaded with children travels north over mountains and bridges and through a desert of ice and snow to reach the North Pole, where Santa Claus is waiting to give the first gift of Christmas, in a title designed to be used with a flashlight to project silhouettes on a wall.

The Movie Shadow Book

The Polar Express

Kitty Richards

A boy who is eagerly awaiting a visit from Santa Claus accepts a ride on a magical train headed for the North Pole.

The Journey Begins

William Broyles

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